Bull-pen-gate lock or fastener



R. A. HUGHES.

BULL PEN GATE LOCK 0R FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 5, 1920.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921. g. .L- 3 4 5 5 I Invewfb r H. 09. Hu f: es

. new and useful Improvements in Bull-Pea UNITED STATES f oss ALBERT.HUGHES, OF MA'HN ME Q MINNESOTA i,

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To all whomz't may concern I Be it known that I, Ross ALBERT Hnonns, acitizen of theUnited States, :residmg at Mahnomen in the county-ofMlahnomen and State of Minnesota, have invented certain Gate Locks orFasteners; andI do;hereby declare the following-to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it ,appertainsto make and use the same.

' This inventionrel'ates to new and useful improvements in gate looks orfasteners for bull pens and has for its primary" object the provision ofmeans which will firmly fasten the gate in a closed position and whichwill prevent said gate from being moved beyond a closed positionwhenmoved from an open position to a closed position and will also willbecome more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consistsin certain novel features of constructlon, comb1- nation, andarrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had tothe following description and accompanying. drawing, in which Figure '11s a front elevation of a gate lock or fastener constructed inaccordance with my invention,

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on the line 2-2 ofEig'l,

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 33 of Fig. 1. aReferring in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 indicates as anentirety a gate which consists of a substantially rectangular frame 2constructed from a plurality of pipe sections that are connected byT-couplings 3 and L-couplings 4. Panels 5 constructed from pipes aresecured to the T- couplings 3 for closing the frame 2 and one of saidpanels is omitted and substituted by an actuating memberfi that isrotatably secured to a pair of the T-couplings and has secured thereto acollar 7 on which is formedi specification of Letterslatent.

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Patentedv Aug. 9, 11921.

Application and October 5,1920} seriarnaamsza.

oppositely ;extendingears 8 and The ear 8iha-sp1voted thereto a handle10' adapted to beswungdownwardly and positioned between a pair of lugs11 formed on a looking plate 12. I The locking plate 12 is secured to-apair of the panels 5 and whenthe V handle 10 is positioned betweenthe'lugs, the

actuating member 6, is heldagainst rotation.

. The gate l ismounted' forswinging movement about a vertical axis byhinges 13 and some of the panels 5 have secured thereto cufl'sli onwhich are formed oppositely extendlngapertured ears 15 to slidably sup--port locking elements or members 16. The locking elements 16 have theirinner ends connected to ears 17 formed on cuifsr.18 secured to theactuatingmember 6 and one of the locking members 16 has its inner endpivotally connected to the ear 9 on the collar7,'thus it will be seenthat by swinging the handle 10 when disengaged from between the lugs 11,the locking elements will be extendedfor engagement with a keeper bar 18and retracted from engagement With the same when said handle is moved inan opposite direction.

Each of thelocking members 16 consists of parallel 'rods 19 and 20and-the rod 19 is of a greater length than the rod 20' and is'disposedon an oppositeside of the panel 5 from said rod 20. The rod 20has one end bent at right angles and formed on the rod 19 as illustratedat 21 to cause said rods to 19 projects beyond the end of'the rod 20 forthe purpose of always lying in the path of the keeperbar 18 so as toprevent the gate from being moved beyond a closed position when movedfrom an open position to a closed position and also to prevent said Thefree end of the rod' gate from being opened in a reverse direction.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment. of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in con-Q struction,combination, andarrangement of parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described the invention what I claim is 1. A gate fastenerincluding a gate frame,

panels carried by said frame, fastening.

members slidably mounted on said frame for engagement with a keeper, anactuating member journaled to said frame and con-- nected to thefastening members, a handle pivotally connected to the aotuatingmemherfor rotating the same in either direction,

and a fastener carried by thepanels and,

adapted to receive the handle for holding the actuating member againstrotation.

2. Agate fastener including a frame having panels, cuffs secured to saidpanels, apertured ears formed on said cufi's, fastening members slidablymounted in the ears and adapted to engage a keeper when in one position,an actuatingmember journaled to said frame and pivotally connected tothe fastening members, a'handle pivoted to the actuating member, aplate'secured to a pair of the panels, and spaced lugslformed on saidplate and adapted to receive-the handle.

3. A gate fastener including a frame hav- Witnesses r ing panels,actuating members slidably mounted on sald frame and each lncludlngparallel bars adapted'toreceive some of the panels between the'same andvone of said bars being ofa greater length than the other bars and oneof the bars being formed integrally with the other bar, an actuatingmember journaled to said frame and piv- In testimony whereof I afiix mysignature in presence of two witnesses.

ROSS ALBERT HUGHES.

CHAS. F. 'VoNDnA, LEWIS P. WAGNER.

